He sucked in his breath and kept quiet while Killpath laid down the sheet again, wound the gold-wire stems of his glasses around his ears and then, eying the report as it lay before him on the desk, intoned, `` Acting Lieutenant Gunnar Matson one failed to see that the station keeper was properly relieved two absented himself throughout the entire watch without checking on the station's activities or the whereabouts of his section sergeants three permitted members of the Homicide Detail of the Inspector's Bureau to arrogate for their own convenience a patrolman who was thereby prevented from carrying on his proper assignment four failed to notify the station commander Acting Captain O. T. Killpath of a homicide occurring in the district five frequented extralegal establishments known as after-hours spots for purposes of an unofficial and purportedly social nature and six '' -- he leaned back and peeled off his glasses `` -- failed to co-operate with the Acting Captain by returning promptly when so ordered.

`` Let's not push our patience beyond the danger line, Sergeant '', Killpath nasaled.

Gun set the captain's fifth of Hiram Walker inside the safe before he reported to Lt. Killpath, though he knew that Killpath's ulcer prevented him from making any untoward incursion on Herman Wolff's gift.

Gun went to the connecting door, which was open, and stood at attention while Orville Torrence Killpath, in full uniform, finished combing his hair.

The lieutenant's sparse brown hair was heavily pomaded, and as Killpath raked the comb through it, it stuck together in thatches so that it looked like umbrella ribs clinging to his pink skull.

Killpath peered through half-closed lids at his reflection, thrust up his chin in a gesture of satisfaction and about-faced.

Gun waited for Killpath to sit down behind the desk near the window.

He sat stiff-backed in a chair that did not swivel, though it was obvious to Gun that Killpath felt his position as acting captain plainly merited a swivel chair.

Killpath pulled one thin leg up, clamping his arms around the shinbone to press his knee into an incredibly scrawny gut.

It was the posture which the men had come to recognize as that of Killpath defying his ulcer.

Then Killpath smiled.

Killpath sailed the paper across the desk, but Matson didn't pick it up or even glance at it.

Killpath licked his lips.

An argument with Orville Torrence Killpath was as frustrating and as futile as a cap pistol on a firing range.

Killpath leaned forward again, rocked comfortably with his arms still wrapped around one knee.

You see, he lied to us when he said he was leavin alone ''.

`` You shouldn't be riding up here after dark, Judith '', he said quietly.

`` You know, Summers '', he said thoughtfully.

`` You can forget about Brenner, too '', Curt said.

`` You mean anyone who stood up for his rights '', Curt said.

`` You may have seen me on TV '', she said.

`` You didn't go clear around '', Benson said.

The girl took a couple of steps toward the man in shorts when Benson, in that barefoot courtliness Ramey could never decide was real, said, `` You don't want to go around there, Ma'am ''.

`` You will make him unhappy and anxious '', the German said.

`` You came straight up from 275 without a stop '', Artie said.

`` You must have some security '', said a young clerk.

Then, with staring eyes and lips drawn thin, Miriam said to the young woman, `` You are ugly -- uglier than you used to be, and you were always very ugly.

`` You know '', the lawyer said, `` it's difficult to talk like this about a man who can't answer back ''.

`` You do not know me '', she said in good English, `` but my mother was your governess in Philadelphia when you were a child ''.

`` You know '', Norton said to me later, `` I am thinking of setting up the Klinico Brownapopolus.

when the pope, trying no doubt to appeal to his better nature, said to him, `` You have already taken Normandy.

Mickie had a pleasant glow as he said, `` You see, both of them, I mean the President and Jeff Lawrence, are romantics.

You wouldn't have me throw the poor boy out on the street '', Eileen said when I needled her about it.

`` Unless the oyabun has been working on it '', he said, then checked himself and added: `` You can tell Kayabashi-san that the back road is in very good condition and will be quite safe for his party to use ''.

`` You are about to become a first-class surveyor '', Rector said.

`` You have made the labor worth while '', he said to her, smiling.

`` You lucky kids '', he said.

`` You know what she likes, Winston '', he had said wearily, one evening in November when Winston was pulling off his overshoes.

Mr. Jack had said, `` You look about fifteen years old ''.

You should hear the reverence in Fran's voice when she said `` Baccarat '' or `` Steuben '' or `` Madame Alexander ''.

When they were finally satisfied, Jones said, `` I think he's going to give us work ''.

`` I'll bet that's as close as you've been to a man since you were a baby '', Wilson said.

`` Keith '', said Penny, `` Keith, you were wonderful.

His superiors had said that all marines were depraved.

she would talk to him in a soothing voice about things his mother would have said were not nice and put her hands on him and kiss him passionately.

A recent newspaper report said there were five Negroes in the 1960 graduating class of nearly one thousand at Yale ; ;

`` We were possessed by visions of a new civilization to come, very pure and elevated '', he has said, `` in fact some ideal form of socialism such as we had dreamed of since the war of 1914-1918 ''.

In one of these he said were notes on the identities of the eighty-one refugees.

Mama said that if Presidents were supposed to be colorful, Mr. Coolidge certainly made a good president.

Of course, there were books about which nothing good could be said.

Gorton said they were preparing to deport her as a vagabond, and to escape the shame she fled to the woods for several days, returning at night.

The editorial was based on a news association dispatch which said that the telegraphers had secured an agreement whereby they were guaranteed 40 hours' pay per week whether they worked or not and that a reduction in their number was limited to 2 per cent per year.

Mr. Freeman said that in many of the countries he visited on a recent world trade trip people were more awed by America's capacity to produce food surpluses than by our industrial production -- or even by the Soviet's successes in space.

Initial claims for jobless benefits were said to have dropped by 8,100 in the week ending March 4.

Ours were kinder than theirs, some said.

The bank which held the mortgage on the old church declared that the interest was considerably in arrears, and the real estate people said flatly that the land across the river was being held for an eventual development for white working people who were coming in, and that none would be sold to colored folk.

Someone said that while we were standing here and arguing about it, the British would be gone ; ;

Once, they were at Easthampton for the summer ( again, Fritzie said, a good place, even though they were being robbed ).

`` Funny thing '', Mr. Kahler said, when they were seated, `` when I heard you ringing, I figured it was that guy down the block, Hausman ''.

The suitcases had come while they were out, and had been put in their room, the concierge said.

He waited until they were inside the elevator and then said: `` Now what do we do ''??

It has been said that when local government revenues were mostly produced locally from the property tax, the lack of a uniform fiscal year was no great handicap ; ;